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Sport in 90 Seconds

ABC NewsUpdated
Sat 19 Apr 2014, 10:19 AM AEST

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A GOAL IN STOPPAGE TIME HAS DECIDED THE FIRST A-LEAGUE ELMINATION FINAL - WITH VICTORY DEFEATING SYDNEY FC 2-1 IN MELBOURNE.VICTORY GOT OFF TO THE PERFECT START AT HOME...WITH JAMES TRO-ISI PLAYING PROVIDER FOR ARCHIE THOMPSON 19 MINUTES IN.BUT THE SKY BLUES LEVELLED THE LEDGER BEFORE THE BREAK - WHEN SEBASTIAN RYLE SCORED HIS 3RD GOAL AGAINST HIS FORMER CLUB THIS SEASON.THE MATCH LOOKED DESTINED FOR EXTRA TIME....BUT A STOPPAGE TIME VOLLEY FROM GEE FINKLER GAVE VICTORY THEIR 3RD WIN IN 6 DAYS...ENDING THE SKY BLUES SEASON AND MOVING MELBOURNE INTO THE SECOND WEEK OF THE A-LEAGUE FINALS.

THE CANTERBURY BULLDOGS HAVE BECOME THE FIRST TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE...TO WIN 3 GAMES IN A ROW BY A SINGLE POINT...WHILE BRISBANE AND MANLY HAVE ALSO CLINCHED GOOD FRIDAY VICTORIES.AT GOSFORD... A DOUBLE TO COWBOYS CENTRE BRENT TATE HELPED THE VISITORS TO AN 8 POINT HALF-TIME LEAD.BUT MANLY LEVELLED THE SCORES LATE IN THE MATCH WITH TWO RAPID FIRE TRIES.JONATHON THURSTON GAVE THE COWBOYS THE LEAD...BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH...WITH A TRY TO JAMIE BUHRER IN THE DYING MINUTES STEALING THE WIN FOR MANLY.